Colour
#281C25
- #281C25
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#281C25 is a magenta with RGB values 40, 28, 37 and HSL 315°, 18%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#281C25#281C25
HEX#281C25
RGBrgb(40, 28, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1098, 0.1451
RGB percentages15.7%, 11%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(315, 17.6%, 13.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 30%, 15.7%)
CMYK0%, 30%, 7.5%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,628,645
CSS custom property--colour: #281C25;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness33.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.37:1
Contrast with white16.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#D7E3DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C281F
Analogous#251C28, #281C1F
Triadic#25281C, #1C2528
Split complementary#1F281C, #1C2825
Tetradic#28251C, #1C281F, #1C1F28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G28
B37
Red40 (15.7%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness13.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 28 · G 1C · B 25
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